Palettes / Colors / #AAA7D2

#AAA7D2 — Light Muted Blue

#AAA7D2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AAA7D2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AAA7D2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFD2A7; it also sits naturally between #A7BAD2 and #C0A7D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 82%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AAA7D2

.text { color: #AAA7D2; }
.background { background-color: #AAA7D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA7D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 167, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 32%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA7D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 167, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA7D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 167, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA7D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA7D2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD2A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA7D2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA7D2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AAA7D2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAA7D2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA7D2?

#AAA7D2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 167, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA7D2?

#AAA7D2 is RGB 170, 167, 210 — HSL 244°, 32%, 74% — CMYK 19%, 20%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #AAA7D2?

Its complement is #CFD2A7; analogous partners are #A7BAD2 and #C0A7D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA7D2 for text?

Black text on #AAA7D2 has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.